A woman in her 60s with Chinese nationality, who was investigated by the police for nearly a year on suspicion of embezzling 5.6 billion won after marrying an 80-year-old asset holder, was cleared of charges.
On the 7th, the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency's Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit announced that it decided not to indict a man in his 60s, known as Mr. A, who was accused of fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes.
The police also made the same decision regarding his son-in-law, who was jointly accused with Mr. A on similar charges.
Mr. A and his son-in-law are suspected of withdrawing 5.6 billion won from the bank account of Mr. B (89, deceased) from 2023 to June of last year.
Mr. B lived alone for a long time after separating from his wife and remarried Mr. A at the end of April last year, but he passed away in early July of the same year due to an illness, two months later.
Before his death, Mr. B reportedly left a notarized will stating that he would bequeath his assets to his wife, Mr. A, and his son expressed that "Mr. A deceived his father, who had dementia, and embezzled his assets," leading him to file a complaint with the police in June of last year.
However, the police have determined that there is insufficient evidence to prove the fraud charges and have recently opted not to indict.
A police official stated, "We have recently completed our investigation," but added, "We cannot disclose the specific reasons for the decision of no charges."